Result of AGM

BRITISH SMALLER COMPANIES VCT PLC

RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

British Smaller Companies VCT plc ("the Company") announces that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 19 July 2013 all the resolutions proposed at the meeting ("AGM Resolutions") were duly passed.

The full text of the AGM Resolutions was included in the notice of the Annual General Meeting contained within the Company's Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2013, a copy of which is available on the website of the Company's Fund Manager at www.yfmep.com. Details of the proxy votes lodged in advance of the Annual General Meeting are also available on the Fund Manager's website.

RESULT OF GENERAL MEETING

The Company also announces that at the general meeting of the Company which was also held on 19 July 2013 ("General Meeting") immediately following the Annual General Meeting, all the resolutions proposed at the meeting ("GM Resolutions") were duly passed.

The full text of the GM Resolutions was included in the notice of General Meeting contained within the circular accompanying the Company's Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2013 ("the Circular"). A copy of the Circular is available on the website of the Company's Fund Manager at www.yfmep.com. Details of the proxy votes lodged in advance of the General Meeting are also available on the Fund Manager's website.

In accordance with the Company's obligations under Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the AGM and GM Resolutions passed have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for viewing at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

19 July 2013

For further information, please contact:

David Hall YFM Private Equity Tel: 0113 294 5055

Matthew Thomas Nplus1 Singer Advisory LLP Tel: 0207 496 3000